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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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The regulations for plants that are already in operation, however, would remain unchanged to guarantee investment security and legal certainty. Utilities with a fleet of aging power plants would then be forced to improve their CO 2 balance step-by-step. However, the financial cost of the shift is causing concern.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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Audi sees the potential for the use of CO 2 -neutral fuels to reduce fleet CO 2 emissions. —Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO, at the International Vienna Motor Symposium in 2014. Audi’s e-fuels portfolio, especially on the liquid fuel side, is still in development, with the medium-term goal of industrial-scale commercialization.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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Unlike internal combustion engines, electric motors yield their maximum torque at extremely low rpms, practically from the starting position. The German Automobile Industry Association is working together with automotive manufacturers on uniform cell standards, Audi said. This fleet test is a broad-based study.

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